Writing Fiction and Online Marketing

Writing fiction is a task that would keep anyone busy. Trying to do that and online marketing is almost a full-time job.

I’m currently working on a novel (or possibly a novella, depending on how many words I can manage to write without making it too wordy—is there anything worse than a story that uses too many words to say too little?) about a former Marine (female) who comes back from Iraq with PTSD and develops an opioid addiction. I was inspired to write about this protagonist by this photo from The Washington Post.

From The Washington Post

Now, here’s an interesting thing. I recently read a book called The Lonely Soldier: The Private War of Women Serving in Iraq. And I realized something very profound. That I had no idea what the hell I was talking about. Or maybe I did and just didn’t know it.

So here I am, in the middle of writing a book while still getting to know my protagonist. It’s a very odd feeling, because when I started writing about Sam McRae, I felt I already knew her in her entirety. But Sam McRae is based on the person I used to be, in a sense. Ever since I developed dystonia, I’ve come to realize that I’m more like that lonely soldier.

Among other things, I’ll be doing a breakfast interview (after a healthy dose of cappuccino!) and doing a 45-minute talk on Social Media and Online Marketing. I’m sure whatever I say, it will be worth it! I just have to remember two words.

Hey, I’ve done this before. Right? 🙂

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